Posts Tagged ‘Kim Kang-woo’

Drama Recaps
Story of a Man / The Slingshot
by | April 8, 2009 | 52 Comments
Hahahaha. You know what’s funny about my taste in dramas? How utterly unpredictable it is. After the messiness of East of Eden and the overhypedness of Cain & Abel, I thought I’d probably hate KBS’s new thriller drama Story of A Man [남자이야기], or at least be bored by it. On the contrary: This is... More »


Drama Casting & News
First teaser for Story of a Man
by | March 19, 2009 | 21 Comments
Kim Kang-woo KBS’s Story of a Man [남자이야기] is revving up promo for its premiere (to follow Boys Before Flowers), starting with these character posters and its first teaser video (watch below). Despite the hype, my initial impression is that the Song Ji-nah-penned corporate-crime-thriller series probably won’t be a match for her previous masterworks Sandglass... More »


Chungmuro/Film
45th Baeksang Arts Awards
by | February 27, 2009 | 121 Comments
New Actress winner Park Bo-young Awards! The 45th Baeksang Arts Awards were held on the evening of February 27, which means: lots of awards for film and television stars, and lots of clothes to gawk at. There were no real surprises in the winners list; they’re mostly a variation of the same lists we’ve been... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Ogamdo’s hot new faces
by | February 11, 2009 | 21 Comments
Top: Jung Eui-chul, Kim Dong-wook, Song Joong-ki. Bottom: Lee Shi-young, Shin Se-kyung, Lee Sung-min There’s a new omnibus film coming out, Ogamdo (not sure yet if it’ll get an English title), which is the next project for Happiness director Heo Jin-ho. While it stars some marquee names (Jang Hyuk, Kim Min-sun), the announcement of its... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Marine Boy press conference
by | January 5, 2009 | 11 Comments
(Be glad I resisted the urge to title the post “Marine Boy swims into theaters” — it was difficult to pass up, but I managed.) The new crime thriller Marine Boy held its production press conference on the morning of December 5, featuring its stars Jo Jae-hyun (New Heart), Park Shi-yeon (La Dolce Vita), and... More »